| 13th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
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| 20150082503 | BALLISTIC VEST SYSTEM WITH BALLISTIC VEIN COMPONENT - Embodiments of ballistic vest system including a ballistic vest having a soft body armor component with a ballistic vein component positioned behind and adjacent the soft armor component for providing structural support to the ballistic vest and provide further dissipation of forces generated by the impact of a ballistic projectile and/or shrapenl against the soft body armor component. Other embodiments of a ballistic vest system having a ballistic vein component may be described and claimed. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082504 | MOLDED RUBBERIZED TODDLER PRIMER BALL GLOVE - An easy to use ball-catching glove is used by toddlers as their first glove. It is padded by the thickness and characteristic shock-absorbing quality of Plastisol, gum rubber, silicone rubber material, soft plastic material, any of a variety of materials or combinations of materials having a hardness value in a range of 10 to 90 on a Shore 00 hardness scale, or any rubber-like material or other material from which it is molded as one piece. The glove is highly malleable and resilient, with living hinges that assist in the ease of opening and closing the glove. The exterior surface of the glove is a high friction surface to assist the ball staying on the glove until the fingers and thumb can be wrapped around it. The glove is brightly colored and toy-like in shape. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082505 | Padded Glove Device for Children and Methods of Making and Using Same - Protective gear for infants and young children such as passed anti-scratching hand coverings are described. The gloves can alleviate harmful scratching of the child's hands on his or her face or other vulnerable areas. The gloves can also aid the motor-skills, coordination and dexterity development of young children. The gloves can include an elastic and flexible glove body and up to five separate hollow cylindrical glove fingers. The glove body can cover at least a portion of one or both of a dorsal or a palmer side of a hand of the child. Each glove finger can be individually sized, shaped, or otherwise configured to accommodate respective fingers of the child. A padded portion can be included on or along an exterior of at least a portion of the glove finger. The padded portion is adapted to be in close contact with skin of the child or other object when the glove fingers are engaged in act such as gripping. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082506 | Upper Body Garment with Hidden Pockets - An upper body garment includes web portions fastened to one another by a seam which is selectively openable to define one or more seam openings configured to provide user access to one or more pockets disposed along the seam on the exterior of the garment. The pockets are supported by a suspension system disposed in the interior of said garment, independently of, and in spaced relation to, the web portions. The pockets may be located along the front, side, back, and/or arm seams of the garment. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082507 | SHAPABLE ARMOR FOR USERS - A carrier garment configured to carry protective panels on a user's torso allows adjustment of the carrier garment and the protective panels to accommodate a wide range of bust and torso sizes, from flat-chested to full figured bust and torso lines. Embodiments allow quick adjustment back to a flat configuration to accommodate rifle protection plates that require the carrier and the underlying panels to be flat. Various embodiments can be locked to ensure that the garment retains its adjusted shape. A shaping point and/or a slit can be provided to assist in shaping stiff materials. Embodiments include a plurality of attachment points to which a lower end of an adjustment lanyard can be attached. A lining or inner layer can be included, and can be configured to adjust in shape with the outer garment. The outer garment and/or the liner or inner layer can include a protective material. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082508 | ANTI-PERSPIRANT GLOVE - A method of making garment material, the method having the steps: applying coagulant ( | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082509 | EASY ACCESS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS ONE PIECE GARMENT - A one-piece garment employing a drop seat panel configured or modified to permit the wearer to have restroom breaks or attend to other individual needs without being required to partially or fully remove the garment is disclosed. The garment creates a horizontal separation at the back waistband that goes from side seam to side seam; vertical separation of the front of the garment from the back of the garment beginning at the waistband and running down both side seams to the desired length. The garment includes a closures to close the vertical separation of the garment from the waistband down each side seam the length of the opening; and closures to attach the back bottom part of the one piece garment to the top back part of the one piece garment in the region where the separation of the garment runs horizontally between the side seams. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082510 | SUPPORT SHIRT - Embodiments are directed to a support shirt providing sleeve reinforcement regions on sleeve portions about a centerline. The centerline exists as a curvilinear axis across the support shirt. The support shirt comprises a shirt body, and shirt body sleeves positioned near the upper shirt body. The shirt body provides support for the wearer around the chest region. Sleeve portions are attached to the shirt body at the sleeve body holes. In an embodiment, the sleeve reinforcement regions comprise a length of taut material extending from the sleeve holes to an outer portion of the sleeve about the centerline. The sleeve portions extend in an outward direction relative to a frontal plane of the shirt body and in a downward direction relative to a transverse plane of the shirt body. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082511 | GRIP ENHANCING HAND AND WRIST COVERING - A grip enhancing hand and wrist covering for improving a user's ability to grip a ball, comprising a glove component and a wrist component, each having a plurality suction cups disposed thereon. The glove component is defined by a conventional glove body having a plurality of suction cups spanning the surface of each finger and the thumb on the palmar side. A hook and loop fastener is disposed at the base of the glove component so as to allow the glove component to removably attach to a wrist component of the grip enhancing hand and wrist covering. The corresponding wrist component is defined as an elongated hollow cylinder having a proximal end and a distal end. Disposed across the anterior side of the wrist component are suction cups. A hook and loop fastener component is disposed on the inside of the hollow cylinder at the proximal end | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082512 | MAGNETIC MECHANICS GLOVE - A pair of magnetic mechanics gloves for allowing metal objects to be removably attached magnetically thereto comprising a right magnetic mechanics glove and a left magnetic mechanics glove. The right magnetic mechanics glove is defined by a conventional right handed glove body having magnetically infused finger tips and, in some embodiments, a magnetically infused dorsal side. The left magnetic mechanics glove is defined by a conventional left handed glove body which has three magnetic strips affixed in parallel to the surface of its dorsal side, below the finger area and above the wrist area. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082513 | GOLF GLOVE WITH CLEANING MEMBERS - A golf glove employing a cleaning member includes a palm portion and an opposing back portion. The cleaning member may be fixedly or detachably connected to the back portion of the glove. A flap member attached to the back portion of the glove is positionable between a closed position, in which the flap member overlays at least a portion of the cleaning member, and an open position in which the flap member is displaced from the back portion of the glove to provide access to the cleaning member. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082514 | GOLF GLOVE WITH CLEANING ELEMENT - A golf glove employing a cleaning member includes a palm portion and an opposing back portion having an opening for receiving the cleaning member. The cleaning member may be fixedly connected to the back portion of the glove. A flap member attached to the back portion of the glove is positionable between a closed position, in which the flap member overlays at least a portion of the cleaning member, and an open position, in which the flap member is displaced from the back portion of the glove to provide access to the cleaning member. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082515 | TRAVEL SLEEP MASK APPARATUS TO SUPPORT THE HEAD OF A USER - A support mask apparatus secured to a head of a user and a supporting structure to enhance sleep quality by supporting the head in a stationary and neutral position is provided. The support mask includes an opaque protective member placed over eyes of the user, an elastic strap with a first end coupled to a left edge of the protective member and a second end coupled to a right edge of the protective member, the elastic strap able to be secured around the head of the user, a flexible cord with a first end coupled to the left edge of the protective member and a second end coupled to the right edge of the protective member, and an adjustment mechanism operably connected to the flexible cord. The adjustment mechanism enables the user to securely fasten the flexible cord around the supporting structure. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082516 | HIP POCKET PANTS, SHORTS AND SKIRTS - Various examples are provided for pants, shorts and skirts including a hip pocket. In one embodiment, among others, a pair of pants includes first and second pant legs and a hip pocket positioned along an outer portion of the first pant leg and adjacent to a front pocket of the pair of pants. The hip pocket can have an opening that is substantially perpendicular to a seam extending along a length of the first pant leg. In another embodiment, a skirt includes a waistband that secures around a waist of a wearer of the skirt and a hip pocket positioned along a side portion of the skirt and adjacent to a hip of the wearer. The hip pocket can have an opening that is substantially parallel to the waistband of the skirt. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082517 | Self-Sealing Fastener and Garment - This invention relates to a fastener assembly and a garment comprising same, comprising a first fastener tape and a second fastener tapes having a row of cooperating fastener elements mounted thereon attached to first and second closing tapes, the first and second closing tapes folded parallel to the row of cooperating fastener elements such that when the fastener is closed, and a meshed area of fastener elements from the first and second fastener tapes is formed,
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| 20150082518 | Self-Sealing Fastener and Garment - This invention relates to a fastener assembly and garment comprising same having a first fastener tape and a second fastener tape, and a first edge and a second edge, the first edge having a row of cooperating fastener elements mounted thereon; wherein the second edge of each of the first and second fastener tapes is folded parallel to its row of cooperating fastener elements such that when the fastener is closed, and a meshed area of fastener elements from the first and second fastener tapes is formed, i) the second edges of each of the first and second fastener tapes overlap, ii) the second edge of the first fastener tape fully covers the meshed area of fastening elements, and iii) the overlap of the second edge of the first fastener tape by the second edge of the second fastener tape extends past the meshed area of fastening elements. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082520 | IN-MOULDED HELMET WITH PIVOTABLE SHIELD - A helmet contains a convex, hard outer shell, a concave, impact-dissipating inner layer, a shield, and a shield cover. The concave, impact-dissipating inner layer is fitted to the convex, hard outer shell. The concave, impact-dissipating inner layer contains a front portion having a shield indentation, a back portion opposite the front portion, a top portion joining the front portion and the back portion, a right side portion joining the front portion, the back portion, and the top portion, and a left side portion joining the front portion, the back portion, and the top portion. The left side portion is opposite the right side portion. The shield is pivotably attached to the helmet via a fulcrum and pivots about the fulcrum. The shield also partially occludes the shield indentation. The shield cover is fixably attached to the helmet and at least partially occludes the front portion. The shield cover also at least partially occludes the shield. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082521 | OPTIMIZED VISUAL FIELD HELMETS - A sports helmet optimizes the full peripheral field of vision of its wearer. The optical properties of the entire protective shell will allow the transmission of light, while reflecting a colored appearance externally, and remaining antireflective from the eye of the wearer. Internal padding and face guard also enhance the transmission of light compared to existing designs. Helmets constructed in accordance with the invention are made with a transparent shell material, with one or more optical layers to achieve an anti-reflective view from the eye side of the helmet and an acceptable appearance on the external surface of the shell. Single or multiple metalized thin films may be used to create a one-way mirror effect. In other embodiments see-through graphics may be used with microdot patterns. In certain embodiments, multiple optical coatings may be used to achieve a desired combination of transparency and light-absorbing properties. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082522 | SURGICAL HELMET - A protection device ( | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082523 | BREATHABLE IMPACT ABSORBING CUSHIONING AND CONSTRUCTIONS - Disclosed herein, in one embodiment, is a breathable cushioning pad. The cushioning pad includes an upper layer surface, a lower layer with a lower surface, and a cushioning material disposed between the upper layer and has the lo cushioning pad has a thickness. A channel can be disposed in the cushioning pad and defines a cushioning region The channel includes a thickness less than the thickness of the cushioning region. At least one vent extends through connection with the upper surface and the lower surface. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082524 | PERSONAL ARMOR AND BACKPACK SYSTEM - The present invention provides a system of personal body armor in which a chest protector is removably attached to the shoulder straps of a backpack. The chest protector and the backpack may be equipped with sleeves into which a variety of armor plates can be inserted. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082525 | Dispersion Assembly - An odor dispersion assembly for dispersing an odor from a receptacle to an external exhaust through an existing structure and at least one existing pipe. The assembly is operable to suck the odors at a proximal point to their discharge. A receptacle receives a discharge. The receptacle includes a seat for providing a surface for a user to sit for performing the discharge. The seat include at least one aperture that receives and directs the odor to a cavity within the seat. A pressure differential portion sucks the odor from the cavity. The odors passes through a dispersion tube behind the toilet, and through an existing barrier. The dispersion tube joins with at least one existing pipe and tubing behind the existing barrier. The existing pipes carries the odor to an exhaust portion. Existing pipes and structures are used to minimize costs. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082526 | System and Method for Converting a Foldable Chair into a Toilet Seat - A system and method for converting a foldable chair into a toilet seat is herein disclosed. The foldable chair comprises a frame and a collapsible seat. The frame further comprises a pair of seat rails and a pair of leg rails. The seat rails are attached to the leg rails through a plurality of guides. Furthermore, the seat is mounted at the middle section of the frame, wherein the seat comprises a first layer. The first layer comprises a flap and an orifice, wherein the flap covers the orifice. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082527 | System and Method for Mounting a Toilet Seat on a Foldable Chair - A system and method for mounting a toilet seat on a foldable chair is herein disclosed. The toilet seat comprises a rigid planar base and a rim. The rigid planar base comprises a top surface and a bottom surface. The rim comprises an orifice that passes from the top surface to the bottom surface. Further, the rim is mounted around the orifice and on the top surface of the base. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082528 | Flush type toilet bowl and developed portable toilet thereof - The invention claims a flush type toilet bowl, comprising a toilet bowl provided with a toilet inlay therein, wherein an elastic ring, a clamping ring and a J-shaped sealing ring are arranged under the toilet bowl drainage hose in sequence, and a nut is further equipped for sealing the end faces of the toilet bowl and the toilet inlay; the toilet bowl is provided with a cavity for containing the clean water and a double water spray jets extended out from the water-jet nozzle; the cavity is provided with a hose connected with the four-way valve, the water-jet nozzle and the hand-pressed air pump, next to the air pump is a button swith which you can flush the toilets by pressing it easily. The invention is developed as the gravity flush portable toilet and the cassette portable toilet by using the flush type toilet bowl as the basic universal part, thereby being used on the caravans. The cassette toilet is provided with the waste level indicator, the sealing valve and the handle performing perfect use under the condition without water and electricity. The toilet bowl and the developed toilet thereof in the invention can be interchanged excellently and cleaned or flushed conveniently without outside water source, furthermore, the invention is excellent in rigidity, impact resistance and tightness. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082529 | FLUSH WATER VOLUME REGULATOR, FLUSH WATER TANK APPARATUS COMPRISING SAID FLUSH WATER VOLUME REGULATOR, AND FLUSH TOILET COMPRISING SAID FLUSH WATER TANK - A flush water volume regulator is provided, capable of constraining the occurrence of a buoyancy force acting on a water reservoir, whereby flush water in the water reservoir can be circulated with flush water in a flush water tank outside the water reservoir. The flush water volume regulator | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082530 | FLUSH WATER VOLUME REGULATOR, FLUSH WATER TANK APPARATUS COMPRISING SAID FLUSH WATER VOLUME REGULATOR, AND FLUSH TOILET COMPRISING SAID FLUSH WATER TANK - A flush water volume regulator is provided, capable of canceling the buoyancy force acting on a water reservoir, wherein flush water in the water reservoir can be circulated with flush water in a flush water tank outside the water reservoir. The flush water volume regulator of the present invention has a water reservoir capable of holding a predetermined amount of flush water, having a water reservoir in which an opening is formed through which flush water inside water reservoir and flush water outside water reservoir can flow, and a float prevention means for causing a force to act on water reservoir in the opposite direction to the buoyancy force produced by flush water on water reservoir in flush water tank when water supply apparatus is supplying water into flush water tank. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082531 | FLUSH TOILET - A flush toilet which includes: a bowl portion having a waste-receiving surface, a rim and a recess; a first rim spout portion which spouts flush water toward a front end of the bowl portion so as to form a swirl flow; and a second rim spout portion which spouts flush water so as to form a swirl flow having a same flow direction as that of the swirl flow formable by the first rim spout portion. The bowl portion is configured to allow flush water spouted from the first rim spout portion to form a major stream which flows from the front end of the bowl portion into the recess, and allow flush water spouted from the second rim spout portion to flow into the recess from a lateral side of the bowl portion and then merge with the major stream M. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082532 | JUVENILE BATHROOM SYSTEM - A child potty includes an elevated seat pad for seating a child and a waste collector associated with the seat pad. A platform can lie above the child potty to elevate a child above a floor underlying the child potty. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082533 | Swimming Pool Divider - Described is a swimming pool divider that can be used to create a separated, shallow pool within a larger in-ground pool that is constructed for use by children. The swimming pool divider includes a first panel disposed vertically within a pool and secured about the pool's entryway, such as the pool's stairs. The first panel is substantially rectangular and is secured to the pool walls on opposing sides of the entryway by means of suction cups. A second panel is hingedly attached to a middle portion of the first panel. The second panel can be unfolded so that it is horizontal and perpendicular to the first panel, wherein the second panel acts as the floor for the separated pool area. Alternatively, the second panel can be folded for storage such that it rests flush against the first panel. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082534 | MOLDED STACKABLE BATHTUB WITH APRON AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A molded bathtub and mounting assembly is provided that includes a molded bathtub having a basin, a rim attached to and extending at least partially around an upper end of the basin, and an apron attached to the rim and extending downwardly therefrom; and a mounting assembly including a mounting member and a mounting clip, and a gap located between a portion of the mounting clip and the mounting member, the gap configured to receive a lower end of the apron. Multiple bathtubs may be stacked together in an inverted position with an upper bathtub receiving the basin of a lower bathtub in a cavity of the upper bathtub defined by the basin therein. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082535 | ADAPTABLE SHOWER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A shower head unit having at least one preferably rain like shower head, where the rain like shower head is connect to a support member for an overhead shower. The support member is adapted to be positioned between opposing walls of a bath tub, stall enclosure or outdoor shower having preferably a wall water pipe and a wall shower head attached to the wall water pipe. The support member is a pipe that has first and second ends and a nipple adapted to be coupled to the wall water pipe near the first end for carrying shower water to the rain like shower head and is located above the wall shower head. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082536 | Sink-Support Assembly for Providing a Waterproof Sink Installation and Method of Providing a Waterproof Sink Installation - A waterproof sink insert for installing an under-mount sink in a built-up surround having a non-waterproof support structure so as to inhibit water damage to the support structure. The sink support insert is mounted within an insert opening formed in the support structure. The sink support insert comprises a mounting region located radially inward from the outer periphery of the sink support insert. The sink is secured to the sink support structure within the mounting region. The sink support insert may optionally include one or more apertures for receiving a faucet or other sink appurtenance(s). | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082537 | WHEELCHAIR AND BED TO BE COMBINED WITH THE SAME - A wheelchair includes a first seat portion and a second armrest rotatably fixed to a first support portion of the first seat portion, a first rotation axis of this second armrest is arranged on an imaginary plane perpendicular to a back bottom support surface and parallel to the front and rear direction of the first seat portion so as to make a predetermined angle with respect to the back bottom support surface. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082538 | Reversible Child Holding Accessory - A child holding accessory includes a reversible resting support and at least one fixture for attaching the resting support with a rigid support frame. The reversible resting support has a first and a second bearing surface facing opposite directions, the first and second bearing surfaces respectively having different profiles, and each of the first and second regions being positionable to be upwardly facing to receive a child thereon. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082539 | MULTI-USE CONVERTIBLE FRAME FOR A BABY CARRIER - A multi-use convertible frame for a baby carrier includes a base frame, a swivel mount, a support unit and a positioning mechanism. The support unit can be swiveled about ninety degrees from a first direction to a second direction, and vice versa. The support unit is leaned with an angle suitable for providing a chair mode in the first direction, and kept in a substantially horizontal position for providing a bassinet mode in the second direction. The base frame may be formed with a curved underside and rotatably mounted with two stoppers at the both ends thereof for converting the chair mode into a rocking chair mode and converting the bassinet mode into rocking bassinet mode. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082540 | BLANKET AND BLANKET COVER - Blanket with protective effect against cold of dorsal parts of human body during sleep, with composition of two textile layers ( | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082541 | CONNECTOR AND MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME - In one aspect, the invention is directed to a connector for connecting a medical device to a support member on a patient support device, such as a stretcher. The connector includes a support member connector that is fixedly connectable to the support member and a device connector for fixedly connecting to the medical device. The device connector is movable relative to the support member connector between a first position wherein the device connector is positioned to hold the medical device adjacent the patient support device and a second position that is inboard of the first position relative to the patient support device. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082542 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A location detection system for person support apparatuses includes multiple network wireless access points that communicate with a plurality of mobile transceivers positioned on board the person support apparatuses. Based upon signal strength data (e.g. RSSI or RCPI) of messages from the access points to the transceivers, the locations of the person support apparatuses are determined. In some embodiments, the person support apparatuses include an additional location detection system that utilizes fixed locators having short range transceivers to generate a second location determination of the person support apparatuses. In still other embodiments, the person support apparatuses utilize the second location detection system to determine the location of the wireless access points. The person support apparatuses may also broadcast their location to other devices that then utilize the received signal strengths of those messages to determine their own location. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082543 | MATTRESS AND BED DEVICE - In order to provide a mattress that has punched holes of the same number and the same area as conventional products, is easy to contract thanks to efficient application of shearing stress to the punched holes of the mattress without the need of corrugation forming, and will neither deteriorate in strength nor increase the number of processing steps compared to conventional products, as well as a bed device using the mattress, a mattress | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082544 | Portable Stretcher - A portable stretcher for carrying a subject that includes a support member for supporting a subject's body made of a flexible material; carrying straps connected to opposite sides of the support member at a back side thereof, for allowing manually carrying the stretcher; and at least two sets of handles each set comprising at least one handle, wherein each of the handles connects to the support member. The stretcher is configured for carrying the subject in a sitting posture by having at least two carriers wearing the carrying straps and also in a laying posture, in which the subject horizontally lays over the support member by having the carriers carry the laying subject by using the handles. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082545 | BEDDING ARTICLE HAVING A COOLING INSERT - A bedding article is provided. A bedding article may include a mattress pad, a pillow shell, comforter, blanket and/or a pillow protector. The bedding article includes a first layer having a first edge region defining a size and a shape of the first layer. The first layer includes a gel pack, the gel pack having an outer surface storing a gel therein. The gel is configured to provide temperature control, and in particular a cooling effect to a user in contact with the bedding article. The bedding article may alternatively include a mesh insert including a plurality of apertures configured to allow ambient air adjacent to a first side of the bedding article to fluidly communicate with air adjacent to a second side of the bedding article. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082546 | TRAVEL PILLOW - The present invention discloses a U-shaped travel pillow having a base cushion and raised cushion fixed to the top side of the base cushion. The inner peripheral walls of the base and raised cushions are mutually flush, while the rear walls are mutually flush and substantially flat for better contact with flat surfaces, such as a headrest, seat, or chair. Furthermore, the rear wall of the raised cushion is thinner than the sides, providing more liberty to adjust head position by easily adapting to the shape of the headrest, seat or chair. A removable cover is adapted to cover the base and raised cushions, while a drawstring with an adjustable cinch mechanism can be used for adjusting the travel pillow around the neck. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082547 | CONTROLS AND CONTROLLERS FOR AIR MATTRESS SYSTEMS - A display for displaying the condition of an air mattress. The display comprises a plurality of arrays of elements organized in a hierarchy. Each element represents a pressure increment. Each array comprises a plurality of rows and a plurality columns. The elements in each row of an array being distinctive in appearance from the elements in the other rows of the array. A control that operates the elements to indicate the pressure beginning with the first column, of the first row, of the lowest array in the hierarchy. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082548 | DISPLAYS FOR, AND CONTROLLER WITH DISPLAYS FOR AIR MATTRESSES - A display for displaying the condition of an air mattress. The display comprises a plurality of arrays of elements organized in a hierarchy. Each element represents a pressure increment. Each array comprises a plurality of rows and a plurality columns. The elements in each row of an array being distinctive in appearance from the elements in the other rows of the array. A control that operates the elements to indicate the pressure beginning with the first column, of the first row, of the lowest array in the hierarchy. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082549 | BEDDING SYSTEMS - In one preferred form there is provided a mattress ( | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082550 | MATTRESS STRUCTURE AND A METHOD USING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MATTRESS STRUCTURE FOR UNDERSTANDING AND DECIDING SUITABILITY OF THE MATTRESS STRUCTURE - A mattress structure for providing different degrees of relief or support to various body parts of a user or in accordance with different body lengths of the users. The mattress structure includes a principal axis and two or more relief units, distributed in different positions along the principal axis. At least one relief unit provides a degree of relief different from that of another relief unit, to define a relief layer that provides different degrees of relief corresponding to various parts of the body. The relief layer is dividable into two or more relief zones and these zones are divided according to the body parts of the user. The relief units in a relief zone are inter-changeable or re-arrangeable according to needs of the user for accommodating users of different body heights and different lengths of various body parts. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082551 | Multi Function Hand Tool - A multi function hand tool comprising:
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| 20150082552 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A clothes treating system includes a treating chamber for receiving clothes and a treating fluid therein, and a piston having a piston head. The piston can be adapted for reciprocating linear motion. Reciprocating motion of the piston head within the chamber agitates the clothes. An inner false wall can be contained within the chamber, and can have a corrugated surface providing frictional agitation of the clothes as the clothes are moved against the corrugated surface by the reciprocal motion of the piston head. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082553 | COMPOSITIONS AND KITS FOR CUSTOM COLORATION, DEVICE DISPENSING THE SAME AND METHODS THEREOF - Novel systems and methods for performing treatment (e.g., coloration) of keratinous fibers are disclosed. The methods and systems utilize one or more of a dispensing device which is configured to provide customized composition for treating keratinous fibers (e.g., a coloring composition), optionally formed from tablets; an optical reader, for obtaining sufficient characteristics of the keratinous fibers to make a realistic prediction of the outcome of a treatment (e.g., coloring treatment); a computational units for predicting an outcome of a treatment, optionally being interfaced with the dispensing device and for selecting a customized treatment; and tablet formulations which are useful in preparing customized composition for treating keratinous fibers. Further disclosed are rapidly disintegrating tablets for use in the preparation of compositions for treating keratinous fibers. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082554 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING (2,5-DIAMINOPHENYL)ETHANOL, AN ALKYLPOLYGLUCOSIDE NONIONIC SURFACTANT, AN OXYETHYLENATED SORBITAN ESTER OR A POLYALKOXYLATED OR POLYGLYCEROLATED FATTY ALCOHOL IN A MEDIUM RICH IN FATTY SUBSTANCES, DYEING PROCESS AND DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, comprising one or more fatty substances, one or more alkylpolyglucoside nonionic surfactants and/or one or more oxyethylenated C8-C30 fatty acid esters of sorbitan, one or more (poly)alkoxylated fatty alcohol(s), and/or one or more (poly)glycerolated fatty alcohol(s); one or more oxidation bases chosen from (2,5-diaminophenyl)ethanol and also acid salts thereof or solvates thereof such as hydrates, optionally one or more couplers, optionally one or more basifying agent(s), one or more chemical oxidizing agent(s), and whose fatty substance content represents in total at least 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition and more particularly at least 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the said composition. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082555 | DYEING PROCESS USING A MIXTURE OBTAINED FROM AN AEROSOL DEVICE COMPRISING A NONIONIC FATTY AMIDE, AND DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibres in which a mixture is applied to the fibres, this mixture being obtained from: —a dye composition comprising at least one oxidation dye precursor, and —anoxidizing composition comprising at least one chemical oxidizing agent, —at least one of the compositions being dispensed from a pressurized container, —the mixture of the two compositions comprising at least one nonionic oxyalkylenated saturated or unsaturated C | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082556 | TEXTILES AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING TEXTILES - Textiles are provided that include fibrous cellulosic materials having an α-cellulose content of less than about 93%, the fibrous materials being spun, woven, knitted, or entangled. The fibrous cellulosic materials can be irradiated with a dose of ionizing radiation that is sufficient to increase the molecular weight of the cellulosic materials without causing significant depolymerization of the cellulosic materials. Methods of treating textiles that include irradiating the textiles are also provided. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082557 | Articles Of Footwear With Tensile Strand Elements - An upper for an article of footwear may have material layers and a plurality of strand segments. The material layers are located adjacent to each other and in an overlapping configuration, and the material layers are located in a lace region and a lower region of the upper. The strand segments extend from the lace region to the lower region. The strand segments may be located and secured between the material layers in the lace region and the lower region. The strand segments may form both an exterior surface of the upper and an opposite interior surface of the upper in an area between the lace region and the lower region. The material layers may define an opening between the lace region and the lower region, and the strand segments extend across the opening. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082558 | AIRCRAFT PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGE HAVING A STEPLESS PASSAGE - The passenger boarding bridge includes a first tunnel including a first fixed passage on which a passenger walks; and a second tunnel including a second fixed passage on which the passenger walks, the first tunnel being inserted into the second tunnel from one end side of the second tunnel, the second tunnel having another end side connected to a cab, the second fixed passage being fixed to the another end side. The second tunnel includes a movable passage including multiple plate floor members in a chain manner, the movable passage having one end fixed to the second fixed passage of the second tunnel in a pivotable manner. Accordingly, a passenger boarding bridge in which a passage level difference is eliminated at a joint part between an inner tunnel and an outer tunnel can be realized. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082559 | Vehicle for Cleaning Mirrors of Thermosolar Plants - This comprises at least one cleaning device set on at least one arm ( | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082560 | Brush Head Attachment - The present invention relates to a brush head attachment, in particular for an electric sonic toothbrush, comprising a shank member carrying a bristle bundle, and a coupling member ( | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082561 | ORAL-HYGIENE IMPLEMENT AND ORAL-HYGIENE DEVICE COMPRISING AN ORAL-HYGIENE IMPLEMENT - An oral-hygiene implement having a housing, a first carrier on which at least one first oral-treatment element is mounted, a second carrier on which at least one second oral-treatment element is mounted, wherein at least the first carrier element is mounted for driven oscillatory movement with a peak amplitude value relative to the housing and wherein the first and second oral-treatment elements are arranged such that the first oral-treatment element contacts the second oral-treatment element at least once during each oscillation period of the first carrier at a contact amplitude value smaller than the peak amplitude value and moves the second oral-treatment element out of its initial position until the peak amplitude value is reached. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082562 | CLEANING DEVICE COUPLING INSTRUMENT AND CLEANING DEVICE - To provide a cleaning device coupling instrument that can easily attach or detach a main body to or from a cleaning part in a cleaning device, and the cleaning device including the cleaning device coupling instrument. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082563 | BEATER FOR DUST-AFFECTED TUBE WALLS - Disclosed herein is a device for introducing beating or pulsed movements into tube walls within a pressure vessel, wherein a first ram imparting the beating pulse to the tube wall passes through the pressure vessel wall and is guided into a pressurized first annular space which is acted upon by a second ram, which is guided in a further tubular chamber. Such a device is intended to provide a solution by which the wear of the ram that acts on the tube wall is compensated over as long a time as possible and effective sealing with respect to the surroundings is ensured. This is achieved by the second ram being provided with at least one first guide, acting upon the inner wall of the tubular chamber, in the region of the end of said second ram that makes contact with the first ram and being provided with a second guide, fitted with a sealing element, in the region of the end of said second ram that protrudes from the tubular chamber, and by the second ram being enclosed between the two guides by a gas-tightly fixed compensator. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082564 | Oral Care Implement - A toothbrush is provided including: a handle; a head attached to the handle; a plurality of tooth cleaning elements projecting outwardly from a first surface of the head; and a cleanser including at least one projection protruding outwardly from a second surface for removal of microbial and other debris from soft tissue in the mouth, which second surface is arranged opposite to the first surface; wherein the at least one projection is made of a hard component; wherein the second surface is an elastomeric second surface. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082565 | SLIDING SCRUB BRUSH FOR A FLOOR MOP - A mop having a base plate with a flat lower surface, a cleaning pad on the base plate, a handle connected to the base plate, a first grip connected at the distal end of the handle, and an auxiliary scrubber movably mounted to the handle. The auxiliary scrubber is configured to move between an inactive position and an active position. The auxiliary scrubber includes a second grip, a scrubbing element that is spaced from the surface to be cleaned when the auxiliary scrubber is in the inactive position, and that contacts the surface to be cleaned when the auxiliary scrubber is in the active position, and an actuator joining the second grip to the scrubbing element. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082566 | FLOOR MOP WITH CONCENTRATED CLEANING FEATURE - A mop having a base plate, a handle, a joint connecting the plate to the handle, a first grip at the end of the handle, a scrubbing mechanism in the base, and a cleaning pad attached to the bottom of the base. The scrubbing mechanism includes a scrub bar, and is movable between an inactive position in which the bar is flush with or above the lower surface of the plate, and an active position in which the bar extends through an opening through the plate to be at least partially below the lower surface of the plate. The cleaning pad moves from being flat on the lower surface of the plate when the scrubbing mechanism is in the inactive position, and a second configuration in which at least a portion of the cleaning pad protrudes downwards from the lower surface when the scrubbing mechanism is in the active position. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082567 | EXTENDABLE TOILET BRUSH - An extendable toilet brush comprising a handle, where the handle is hollow; a rod connected to the handle, where the rod extends and retracts from the handle; a brush head attached to the rod at an end opposite from the handle; and a telescopic fastening means connecting the rod within the handle, where the telescopic fastening means enables the rod to extend, lock and retract within the handle. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082568 | Aperture for Scalp Brush that does not cut hair - One embodiment of an aperture for a scalp brush that does not cut hair is defined by the aperture's diameter and design of the aperture's perimeter. The aperture has a diameter of between 0.51 mm and 1.27 mm. The outside area beyond the aperture ( | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082569 | CLEANING ARTICLE WITH DIFFERENTIAL OVERLAP BETWEEN SHEET AND TOW FIBERS - A cleaning article optionally removably attachable to a handle. The cleaning article has a layer of tow fibers and a layer of sheet material, joined together in a layered construction. The tow fiber layer has a greater width than the sheet, so that the tow fibers overhang the edge of the sheet. The amount of overhang varies throughout at least a portion of the length of the cleaning article. Such variation provides a differential overhang believed to promote fluffing of the tow fibers. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082570 | FLEXIBLE SCRUBBING HEAD FOR A FLOOR MOP - A mop having a handle and a base plate. The base plate has a lower surface configured to lie on a surface to be cleaned, and extends in a plane defined by a lateral direction and a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to the lateral direction. The base plate is elongated in the lateral direction and includes a rigid central region that is connected to the handle, a flexing region, and a stepping region. The flexing region is made with an elastomeric material, and is connected at an inboard edge to a lateral end of the central region and extends to an outboard edge. The stepping region is connected to the outboard edge of the flexing region, and includes a generally flat upper surface configured to be stepped on by a user's foot. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082571 | DEVICE COMPRISING A CLEANING HEAD AND A SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN TWO SURFACES - Device for cleaning a surface, particularly a floor, comprising:
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| 20150082572 | DEVICE FOR CLEANSING DOOR GLASS OF VEHICLE - A device for cleansing vehicle door glass to stably secures a driver's view by raising and lowering the door glass and effectively removing a glass contaminant. The device may include a carrier plate coupled with a glass module of a vehicle door, a guide rail, to which the carrier plate is coupled for guiding upward and downward movement, a rail pushing module coupled to a door inner panel while closely contacting an upper portion of the guide rail, for selectively pushing the guide rail toward a door outer panel or pulling the guide rail to return the guide rail, a regulator which moves the carrier plate upward and downward with a wire connected with the carrier plate, and a clean protrusion which protrudes toward an inside of the door from a center portion of an outbelt attached to an upper end of the door outer panel. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082573 | Enhanced Vehicle Wiper Blade System - A vehicle cleaning system in which washer fluid is dispensed onto a vehicle windshield or headlight wiper blade via an integral channel and nozzles arrayed in a way so as to insure efficient dispensation of cleaning solution onto the vehicle windshield or headlight. The vehicle cleaning system comprises a fluid reservoir, an element to heat the fluid based on outside ambient temperature, a valve which regulates the fluid flow creating a hammering action during fluid application, and a surface wiper with an integral fluid dispensing apparatus. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082574 | Wiper Washer Apparatus - A wiper washer apparatus sprays a washer liquid onto a windshield of a vehicle that has imaging areas of an imaging device and wipes the windshield. The apparatus includes a wiper arm that reciprocates a blade so as to wipe a predetermined wiping area, a spray unit that sprays the washer liquid onto the wiping area on the windshield from a nozzle provided on the wiper arm, a drive unit that drives the wiper arm in a mode selected from modes including at least a low speed mode and a high speed mode, and an input unit through which a user inputs a command for spraying the washer liquid. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082575 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR AND WIPER APPARATUS - A brushless motor comprises: a stator | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082576 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE POSITION OF A WIPER ARM FOR A VEHICLE WINDOW WIPING SYSTEM - Method for detecting the position of a wiper arm ( | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082577 | WIPER BLADE DEVICE - The invention relates to a wiper blade device ( | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082578 | Windscreen Wiper Device - A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for a oscillating arm comprising two longitudinal arm sections connected to each other by means of a curved intermediate section, wherein said oscillating arm is pivotally connected to the connecting device about a pivot axis, with the special feature that the oscillating arm is pivotally connected to the connecting device about the pivot axis, with the interposition of a joint part, wherein the joint part comprises a resilient tongue engaging in a correspondingly shaped hole provided in the oscillating arm, and wherein the joint part and the connecting device are pivotally connected to each other by mutually cooperating protrusion/hole means, the protrusion/hole means, the protrusion/hole means being located below the longitudinal center plane between the two longitudinal arm sections. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082579 | ELECTRIC SWEEPING WASHING DEVICE - An electric sweeping washing device includes a sweeping washing brush and a water collection system design. The sweeping washing brush includes a body; a sweeping roller brush disposed anteriorly at the body; and a dust collecting box for raking dust; a water absorbing scrubbing roller brush disposed posteriorly at the body; a sprinkler head; and a water absorbing scraper for absorbing water from the water absorbing scrubbing roller brush and raking dirty water. The water collection system design includes a tank divided into a clean water chamber and the dirty water chamber, wherein the sprinkler head, the clean and dirty water chambers, a water absorbing scraper, and the dust collecting box are connected via tubes; a spray motor for withdrawing clean water from the clean water chamber and delivering it to the sprinkler head; and an air intake motor for providing vacuum pressure to the dirty water chamber. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082580 | TURBINE POWERED CLEANING APPARATUS - A rotary turbine cleaning device for cleaning semiconductor fabrication equipment works in conjunction with a clean room vacuum or other vacuum or other air pump. The fluid flow created by the vacuum action causes the rotors of the turbine assembly to rotate, thereby rotating the cleaning head. Attached to the cleaning head are bristles or other cleaning media which may dislodge particles from surfaces. The dislodged particles are drawn into the tube through an opening at the end of the tube and the vacuum action. In some embodiments, a lumen delivers a cleaning fluid to the cleaning head. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082581 | Stay Snapped Suspenders - This redesigned suspender clasp alleviates the problem of suspender clasps coming unfastened when the wearer slides across a surface such as a vehicle seat by reversing the direction of the suspender clasp opening. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082582 | Methods and Apparatus for Robotic Zipper - A robotic zipper system for joining and separating zipper halves of a zipper tape. A chassis retains an actuator that drives a zipper slide geometry along the zipper tape to join or separate the zipper tape. A sensor can determine zipper slide position, and a control module can provide an electrical signal to the motor to move in forward or reverse. The actuator can have a motor that drives a gear system that mechanically engages zipper teeth. Teeth of the gear system can be out of phase to mesh with alternating gaps between the zipper teeth. The actuator can be removable relative to a zipper slide. Zipper slide geometry could be integrated into the chassis, such as in the form of a channel, potentially with a central post. A sensor could be positioned to detect the presence or absence of zipper teeth through an opening in a base plate. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082583 | MANUFACTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING STRUCTURES AND THE STRUCTURES RESULTING THEREFROM - A clip for assembling corners of hollow members such as the rails and stiles of an extruded aluminum door. The clip has an L shape and may feature a double L shape. A portion inserts into the hollow of a first member and is attached thereto. Another portion extends into the other hollow member for attachment thereto to form a sturdy joint without welding. Pairs of clips may be used at each corner. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082584 | CLAMP FOR ROLLING MILL ROLL STAND - A clamp for releasably securing a rolling mill roll stand on a support structure, comprises a tubular housing adapted to be secured to the support structure. A piston subdivides the interior of the housing into front and rear chambers. A clamping jaw projects forwardly from the piston through an open front end of the housing. The piston is reciprocally movable between a locked position at which the clamping jaw engages the roll stand, and an unlocked position at which the clamping jaw is disengaged from the roll stand. Resilient elements act in the rear chamber to exert a locking force urging the piston into its locked position, and pressurized fluid acts in the front chamber to overcome the resilient locking force when unlocking the clamp. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082585 | Lockable Snap-Clip Fastener - The present invention is a lockable snap-clip fastener ( | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082586 | AIRCRAFT BOARDING BRIDGE OR STAIRS - An aircraft boarding bridge or stairs with a bellows attached to a head frame of the aircraft boarding bridge or stairs by a fastening device. The fastening device has a positive connection acting at least in to spatial directions, wherein the positive connection is fixable by an at least non-positive connection member. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082587 | SEAT BELT LOCK WITH HALL SENSOR - A seat belt lock with a Hall sensor for detection of a locking state of a seat belt lock having a metal seat belt lock frame arranged in a housing. The seat belt lock frame has an upper part and a lower part, connected to a define slit-like channel. A spring-loaded locking device for an inserted seat belt latch is mounted on the seat belt lock frame. A spring-loaded ejector for the inserted seat belt latch is arranged in the channel. The Hall sensor interacts with a permanent-magnetic component, whose distance relative to the Hall sensor is changeable based on translatory movement of the ejector in the case of actuation of the locking mechanism. The Hall sensor is arranged on or in the seat belt lock frame and is covered by a metal shielding element, which extends essentially parallel to the seat belt lock frame and forms a flow concentrator. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082588 | FASTENING DEVICES AND METHODS - A fastening device for connecting identified openings, including: an elongated main body member defining a longitudinal axis, the main body member having a first end portion and a second end portion at opposite ends of the longitudinal axis; first and second tip end members located at the first end portion and second end portion of the body, respectively, the first and second tip end members each adapted to fit through one of the identified openings; and a first deformable interference portion located between the main body member and the first tip end member, and a second deformable interference portion located between the main body and the second tip end member; where the first and second deformable interference portions are each normally located in a rest state where they define an outer dimension that prevents their passage through one of the identified openings. Other embodiments, features and methods are also described. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082589 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL PART WITH IMPROVED INTRA-YARN DENSIFICATION - A method of fabricating a composite material part comprises fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix. The method comprises the following steps: making a fiber fabric by weaving yarns having an initial mean fiber percentage; and densifying the fiber fabric with a matrix. The fiber fabric is subjected, prior to densification, to one or more jets of water under pressure so as to reduce the mean fiber percentage in the fabric to a value lying in the range 20% to 45%. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082590 | Method of Providing a Mat Containing Aerogel and Apparatus for Implementing Such Method - A method for providing a mat containing aerogel, comprising the steps of immersing a ribbon ( | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082591 | ALIGNING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT USING THE ALGINING DEVICE - In an aligning device, in plan view, a first recess of a first transfer jig allows an entire region of a second recess of the first transfer jig to be situated within the first recess of the first transfer jig by a predetermined interval. A first recess of a second transfer jig allows an entire region of a second recess of the second transfer jig to be situated within the first recess of the second transfer jig by a predetermined interval. When the first transfer jig and the second transfer jig overlap each other, the first recess of the second transfer jig allows the entire region of the second recess of the first transfer jig to be situated within the first recess of the second transfer jig by a predetermined interval. With the alignment object being transferred into a cavity of the first transfer jig, by causing the first transfer jig and the second transfer jig to overlap each other, the alignment object is transferred from the cavity of the first transfer jig to a cavity of the second transfer jig. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082592 | HEMMING SYSTEM OF PANELS FOR VEHICLE - A hemming system of panels for a vehicle hems panels of various types of vehicles by loading, hemming, and unloading of the panels of vehicles using twin turn tables 100 connected to each other by a carrier. As such, the hemming system improves productivity, reduces working time by automatically repeating loading, hemming, and unloading of panels and transporting of molds using platform trucks, and increases the commercial values of products by improving the quality of hemming panels. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082593 | MOUNTING FRAME FOR A VEHICLE DOOR - A mounting jig for a vehicle door, the jig includes a first support having means for adjustably fastening it to a vehicle body in the vicinity of the door opening; a second support having fastening means for fastening to the vehicle door; connection arms for interconnecting the first and second supports, which arms are hinged to each of said supports, and their trace, in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the door opening, cooperates with the trace, in the same plane, of said supports, to form a deformable quadrilateral; a weight arm, mounted to move at least in translation along a vertical axis in guide means carried by the stationary support, between a low first position and at least one second position that is higher than said low position; at least one operating member for operating an indexing member for indexing the position of the second support relative to the first support, the operating member being connected to the weight shaft; and a raising lever, for acting against the effect of gravity, to raise the weight shaft from the first position towards the second position. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082594 | Tooth Assembly for Excavating Apparatus with Rare Earth Material - A system for coupling equipment components includes a magnetic coupling assembly. The magnetic coupling assembly couples a tooth point to an adapter. The magnetic coupling assembly is received at least partially within a recess formed in the adapter. The magnetic coupling assembly includes an insert and a magnetic coupler. The insert is placed within the recess of the adapter, and the insert includes an internal recess. The magnetic coupler is received within the internal recess of the insert. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082595 | ASSEMBLY OF STENT GRAFTS WITH DIAMETER REDUCING TIES - A temporary diameter reduction constraint arrangement for a stent graft is disclosed. The arrangement comprises: primary and secondary release wires extending along the graft; a plurality of loops of thread, each loop engaged with either the primary or secondary wire and engaged around a portion of the graft circumferentially spaced away from its release wire, and drawn tight to reduce the diameter of the graft; an end constraint arrangement comprising four of the plurality of loops of thread arranged into a first and second pairs engaged with respective primary and secondary wires; and an intermediate constraint arrangement comprising a fifth and sixth of the plurality of loops of thread arranged into a third pair, the third pair engaged with the primary release wire, the primary release wire deviating towards the secondary release wire so as to locate the intermediate constraint arrangement substantially in-line with the end constraint arrangement. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082596 | CONVEYOR BELT ROLLER REPLACEMENT - The invention provides for apparatus ( | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082597 | BRACKETS AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS FOR DRAWER AND TRAY SLIDES IN CABINETRY - A bracket for attaching a drawer slide to a cabinet wall includes: main panel having front and rear surfaces, upper and lower edges, and opposed side edges; an L-shaped upper flange mounted to front surface of the main panel; an L-shaped lower flange mounted to the front surface of the main panel substantially parallel to the upper flange; a recess in the main panel positioned between the upper flange and the lower flange; an access ramp extending between one of the side edges and the recess; and means for mounting the main panel to the cabinet wall so that the rear surface confronts the rear wall. The upper and lower flanges are configured to capture the upper and lower edges of a panel of a mating bracket attached to a drawer slide. The recess is configured to receive and capture a nub extending from the panel of the mating bracket. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082598 | ATTACHMENT FOR MAKING UP OR BREAKING OUT PIPE - An attachment is described that is configured for attachment to an arm of a piece of heavy construction equipment. The attachment is configured to rotate a section of pipe during break out (i.e. disconnection or disassembly) from another section of pipe and/or make up (i.e. connection or assembly) with another section of pipe. The attachment is configured to break the joint or torque the joint to a predetermined torque value, unthread or thread pipe, and lift the pipe under the power of the heavy construction equipment. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082599 | Truck Front End Attachment Mount - An attachment mount for the front end of a truck, which can fit trucks with full-width or tapering chassis. The attachment mount may include a front member for supporting a front-end truck attachment, and a distribution member, The distribution member may be attached to the vehicle chassis and to the front member, so that the attachment mount spreads stresses originating from downwardly-directed forces exerted on the front member by the attachment, to the front portion of the vehicle chassis. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082600 | METHOD FOR ALIGNING AT LEAST TWO CYLINDERS IN A PARALLEL MANNER RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER - The invention relates to a method for aligning at least two cylinders in a parallel manner relative to each other. In a first step, one cylinder is rotated and moved in a parallel manner towards the other cylinder in order to align a first end of the cylinder, and in a second step, the second end of the cylinder is rotated and moved towards the other cylinder in order to align the second end of the cylinder. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082601 | CRIMPING APPARATUS - A crimping apparatus to attach objects to materials using malleable fasteners is provided. The crimping apparatus may include a crimping platform. The crimping platform includes cutout portions and retaining bars forming a crimping pattern. The crimping platform is permanently affixed to an object. A material may be attached to the object by using malleable fasteners that protrude through the material and conform to the crimp platform. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082602 | SLIP BRACKET CONNECTOR FOR RIGID MEMBERS - A one-piece rigid connector allows a nominal construction wood member to slip axially while fixed at its distal end, to accommodate the naturally occurring shrinkage of lumber. The connector surrounds the wood member and attaches to a second wood member to secure the members together. The connector may be slightly larger radially than the first member to accommodate natural movement. In one embodiment, the connector is made of a light gauge sheet metal and attaches a vertical baluster to the horizontal lower deck rail of an elevated wood deck guard rail system. The connector secures the baluster horizontally, but allows the baluster to move vertically to accommodate expansion or contraction of the baluster after construction. The distal end of the baluster is secured using conventional wood screw attachment. The connector includes tabs on each side to allow fastening of the connector to the lower deck rail using conventional wood screws. | 2015-03-26 |
| 20150082603 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN COVERING A PORTION OF A FASTENER PROTRUDING FROM A SURFACE - A system for use in covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface is provided. The system includes a cap that includes an interior, a base that at least partially delimits the interior, and pawls on the interior. The system may also include a tooth configured to be associated with the fastener and configured to positively engage the pawls. | 2015-03-26 |
